Zööba - Cairo

The food was average at best. The portions were deceptively small. I ordered the chicken shawarma, the hawawshi sandwich (stuffed toasted pita sandwich with minced beef), the rice pudding and mint lemonade. The only food item that had any delightful flavour was the mint in the lemonade. Everything else was all crunch no flavour. The service was also subpar as the server barely acknowledged my presence in the restaurant. I won’t attribute that to “language barrier” as I have been in tons of restaurants where the server and I communicated finely with smiles and signs. The ambience is a cool tiny resto. But Nonetheless, this place was overall underwhelming to me.

Had an extra night in Cairo e decided to visite Zooba. I loved the atmosphere the decoration was on point very modern. We asked for a shakshouka a hawawshi and absolutely loved it we asked for more actually asked. We also tried the fries which I liked and the sweet rice pudin it was fine! We couldn’t pay by card so that was upsetting and it was a negative factor, couldn’t see why such a known restaurant didn’t accept card , for me as a tourist that had to go and take money from the atm with more taxes was a bummer

The food tasted very good. Prices are appropriate for the portions. We recommend tasting various dishes, as all Egyptian specialities are. The staff is friendly, but with the language it is a bit difficult as a tourist. It would be nice if the operation was still a bit more English.

Waiters are so rude and they don’t make you feel welcomed into the place as they didn’t have a warm exterior and the food came cold, not even close to warm and the taste was mediocre. They didn’t provide a big selection of drinks to even try to enjoy with the food. All they had was diet pepsi and karkadel. It was a bad experience for me and I will never recommend this place here unless you are really starving to death.

Zooba's breakfast shines with authentic Egyptian flavors, clearly outshining the service and ambiance. The space may be small and bustling, but the delicious food makes up for the wait and the service. A must-try for food over frills. #AuthenticTaste